White Sauce Pasta

A very simple not heavily loaded with fats, yet tasty enough to impresss your little ones 🙂 Load it with lot of veggies and make your kids happy with this easy-peasy white sauce pasta.

Ingredients:

• Pasta 1 cup
• Salt to taste
• Onion 1
• Oregano 1 tsp
• Pepper powder 1 tsp
• Cheese 1 tbsp
• Parseley 1-2 sprig
• Capsicum 1/2 (optional)
• Brocolli few pieces
• Paneer cubed few pieces
• Milk 1/2 cup
• Cream 1 tbsp (optional)
• Butter 1 tbsp
• Flour 1-2 tbsp

Method:

• Cook the pasta as per the instructions on the packet or boil 1 cup pasta in a litre of water for 8-10 minutes till it is just done.
• Meanwhile slice the onion finely and cut the broccoli, capsicum and paneer into cubes.
• Heat butter on low flame in a heavy bottom sauce pan and add the onions, capsicum and broccoli to it. Saute well.
• Now add the flour and mix well. ( you can use maida or regular whole wheat flour for a healthier version ).
• Saute till the raw smell of the flour goes off. Add the milk and cook. Stir well so that no lumps are formed.
• Add the cooked pasta and sprinkle salt, pepper powder and oregano. Add some cream and cheese into it. Also add the paneer cubes and toss gently.
• Garnish with fresh parsley and serve hot.

Notes:

• You can increase the amount of cheese and cream and make it more richer and creamier. I simply avoid adding more of it to reduce the calorie intake.